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Christmas Eve Old House Musings
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
I am sitting here in my old house on Christmas Eve, drinking hot chocolate, and listening to carols, and I can’t imagine spending Christmas anywhere else. We got about 20 inches of snow last Saturday, so we are having a white Christmas, which is somewhat unusual around here. We normally don’t get our first ...19 hours ago -
Spring May Be Kind to Old House Buyers and Sellers
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Happy Old House Holidays! The national homes sales figures for the month of November have now been reported. Home sales surged 7.4 percent from October, and are 46 percent higher than the numbers reported for January of this year. The National Association of Realtors is reporting that the sales pace for November ...2 days ago -
Old House Holiday Thoughts Part II
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Happy Old House Holidays! I was mentioning some thoughts on holiday safety in old houses in my last post, and an article came to my attention shortly after I had finished my post. While the safety issue doesn’t concern just old houses, but rather houses of any age, it needs to be brought to everyone’s attention. ...1 week ago -
Demolition Tip: Shut off the HVAC
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
So you’ve taped off every opening, hung plastic everywhere. You’re even blowing a box fan out the window or using an air cleaner . That’s supposed to manage the airborne material. Looks like it’ll work. Now it’s go-time. You drive your demo bar into the plaster and lath, start sanding all that ...1 week ago -
Old House Holiday Thoughts
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Happy Old House Holidays! As we approach the big day, depending on your beliefs, I thought I would mention a group of people who work hard to save old houses. The efforts of these people help to ensure that future generations can see an important part of our country’s history. I am talking about the people who ...1 week ago -
Review of Renovating Old Houses
Handy Man Fix Home Repair —
Authority: 132
George Nashs book, Renovating Old Houses - Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes is a wonderful resource for those of us that are living in aging homes. If youre trying to recapture your homes fading glory or you just need some tips on how to easily fix common issues in older homes, this is a terrific resource that is ...1 week ago -
Start the New Year with an Old House
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Old House for Sale on Marylands Eastern Shore The federal tax credit has been extended for first time home buyers, and there is now a provision that may provide home buyers a tax credit even if they already own a home. Interest rates continue to be historically low, and it appears that in many parts of the country ...2 weeks ago -
Old House Restoration Reading for an Almost Winter Evening
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Old Stone House Im Envious Of We often talk about old houses, and the labor of love involved in restoring them on this forum. I came across a few interesting websites and newspaper articles recently, and I thought I would share them. The first in an article about an old stone house in New York , which was built in ...2 weeks ago -
New Storage, Old House
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
We’ve done everything we can to maximize the storage in a house that, well, wasn’t built with much. We’ve used kitchen cabinets to design custom built-in closets (it changed our lives!) We installed a Murphy bed (ditto!) I’ve custom built storage and shelves all over my shop. Heck, we’ve even built ...3 weeks ago -
Finding New Storage Space in an Old House
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
We’ve done everything we can to maximize the storage in a house that, well, wasn’t built with much. We’ve used kitchen cabinets to design custom built-in closets (it changed our lives!). We installed a Murphy bed (ditto!). I’ve custom built storage and shelves all over my shop. Heck, we’ve even built ...3 weeks ago -
Happy Ending Stories for The Holidays Part II
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Alexander Hamiltons Old House Taking a Trip I am continuing from where I left off at my last posting with a few more old house stories. These are all stories I came across this week, and they all have happy endings. The first is about an old house that Booker T. Washington spent time in during the last years of ...3 weeks ago -
Happy Ending Stories for the Holidays
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Saved and Restored I always enjoy reading “good news” stories around the holidays, stories that have a happy ending. I happened to come across a few old house stories with happy endings, and thought I would share them. The first is an old house in Maryland . As we have mentioned before, there are many ...3 weeks ago -
the tour goes on
yarn spinner —
Authority: 112
The professor got back to Winnipeg safe and sound and brought home a treat for me. He often goes to collect his moths in an area near Homestead, Florida. He goes to the Robert is Here fruit stand , where they sell all sorts of tropical fruits. Usually, he has himself a keylime milkshake (these milkshakes are ...3 weeks ago -
Old House Wiring: Knob-And-Tube–No More
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Last week’s blog outlined the joys of upgrading knob-and-tube wiring–and how to NOT upgrade it. Well, if your house is like mine you’ll upgrade more than the wire coming out of the breaker panel. You’ll probably upgrade the panel too, known in the industry as a “heavy-up.” Most older homes I’ve ...4 weeks ago -
Knob-And-Tube–No More
Old House Web Blog —
Authority: 122
Last week’s blog outlined the joys of upgrading knob-and-tube wiring–and how to NOT upgrade it. Well, if your house is like mine you’ll upgrade more than the wire coming out of the breaker panel. You’ll probably upgrade the panel too, known in the industry as a “heavy-up.” Most older homes I’ve ...4 weeks ago -
Front Porch Love
Hooked on Houses —
Authority: 491
I have what some might consider a slight obsession with porches. I photograph them wherever I go. Seriously. I make my husband pull over when I spot a good one so I can roll down the window and snap a picture. Here are some of my favorites that I photographed over the last year. Remember my post about ...4 weeks ago
